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MIDWAY JOURNEY II – Kaleidoscope, a poem by Victoria Sloan Jordan
In this poetic offering, a plastic filled bird carcass becomes a symbol for awakening. Filmed and edited by Jan Vozenilek Music by Christen Lien
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MIDWAY JOURNEY II – Midway Brushstrokes III
Young Laysan Albatrosses look wizened and world-weary in their grizzled down, but they have only just begun to test their wings on the wind and water, and the success of their journey remains uncertain. Jan Vozenilek captures the presence and vulnerability of the fledgling birds of Midway in this next installment of his Brushstrokes vignettes. [...]
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MIDWAY JOURNEY II – Zoom lens? The Albatrosses of Midway
Seabird photography calls for telephoto lenses, camouflage clothing, and stealth movements, right? Well, not on Midway Atoll. On their second day on the island, Chris Jordan, Jan Vozenilek and the rest of the Midway Journey team are adopted as brothers and sisters by the charismatic albatrosses of Midway. These magnificent creatures inhabit the vast and [...]
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First photos released!
Chris has released and posted on his website a selection of his photographs under the title “Message from the Gyre”. In Chris’ words: These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies [...]
Midway through the lens of Kittipong Janthasang
A large percentage of the permanent residents of Midway are Thai workers, hired by a company called Chugach which provides many services to the island, from maintenance, to food and lodging. Kittipong Janthasang is a Bangkok native who has lived on Midway for three years. We can find him pulling invasive weeds from the fields [...]
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Reflections from Midway
Dear friends, I thought I’d check in at the halfway point of our trip. First of all, greetings! I wish I could snap my fingers and you would all appear here with us. In terms of my photographic work so far, my primary feeling is one of anxious urgency. What I am seeing through my [...]
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Photography Ethics
The amount of plastic objects that we are finding inside of the albatross carcasses that cover Midway Island is so shocking that it might be hard to believe. As soon as we landed on the island, we all agreed to adhere to a strict work ethic that is summarized in these three rules: No plastic [...]
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MIDWAY JOURNEY II – Plastic is Fantastic – Teaser